Artist in Residence, Daniel Clayman, November 15 & 16
Daniel Clayman wants his large scale, glass sculptures to look like he “wrestled a light beam out of the air to create a tangible object.” He was trained as a theater and modern dance lighting designer, and these experiences have enriched his understanding of light and space. Clayman’s work embraces geometry and abstraction, and revolves around the effects of light and shade on objects. Inspired by the minimalist movements of the 1960s and 1970s, his work is a “continual, always evolving exploration of simple forms.”
Clayman graduated with a B.F.A. in Glass from Rhode Island School of Design. He has received an Urban Glass Award for “Innovative Use of Glass in Sculpture” Brooklyn, N.Y., and an Artist’s Grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Clayman’s work is represented in the public collections of Corning Museum of Glass, Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.
Glass sculptor Daniel Clayman has been enthralled by the light capturing qualities of glass since leaving a career as a theatrical lighting designer to pursue making art full time in the 1980s. His large scale cast glass objects are made up of typically hundreds of individual elements, each hand ground and fit together to form the piece, one by one. His work seems to defy the medium. He has work in countless collections and he lectures regularly around the country about his art. Clayman was chosen as one of twelve artists to be part of Networks 2010, an ongoing project designed to highlight the outstanding artists of Rhode Island.
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- Advent Art Sampler
